A 13-year-old boy was taken to the hospital suffering from facial burns, and one firefighter reportedly had non-life-threatening injuries early Monday as Boston fire crews battled a three- alarm blaze at a multi-family apartment building in Dorchester.

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Flames could be seen leaping high into the sky at the address at 28 Harvard St., about 6:15 a.m. as ladder crews tried to douse the huge fire in the triple-decker neighborhood. Originally the address was given as 32 Harvard St. Fire crews got a call on the fire at about 5:45 a.m.

Initially, Boston police said the fire started when a car fire spread to the building, but fire officials later said the blaze began on the second floor of the building and flaming debris fell onto a vehicle below.

There was no immediate word on what caused the blaze, which fire officials said resulted in approximately $500,000 in damages.

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